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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-17
A Great Cattle Range.

The great plateau between the Rocky
Mountains and the Sierras, comprising
the territory of Utah and the state OF
Nevada, is apparently destined to be-
come the greatest cattle range in the
country. Already immense tracts OF
land, some embracing nearly two hun
dred and fifty thousand acres, have
been purchased, and owners Of large
herds in Texas and other southwestern
states are looking for ranges in this
wide section of natural pasture land.
The pressure of settlers who wish to
engage in agriculture and found homes
upon the lands in the great fertile
plains of the west and south has been
to crowd out the cattle kings who have
for years monopolized the largest part
Of the states which by nature are better
fitted for the raising of crops than for
the pasturage of herds. Thus there
has begun hegira of cattlemen toward
the west, which bids fair to aid mater
tally in the development OF those
great sections of our country
that have hitherto been left al
most exclusively in the hands of
Indians and peripatetic gold hunters.
This movement of stockmen toward
the west is matter of considerable
importance TO the people of this coast,
for the region that will be appropriated
by them is by nature tributary to Cal
ifornia, which should be benefited by the
estaH"shment of great moneyed inter-
ests in locality from which up to this
time little benefit compared with the
extent of country have been derived.
The cattlemcn also are the precursors
of the husbandman, who, when coun-
try has become to some extent settled,
would readily seek in it opportunities
tor agriculture; and it may confidently
be expected that there will, before
many years are passed. be more agri-
cultual land discovered in Utah and Ne
vada than has been believed to exist
there. San Francisco Bulletin.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-17
A Sweet Lady.

Several days ago this community was
greatly excited over the announcement
that old Bill West, highly respected
colored gentleman, had poisoned his
wife. Bill was arrested and arraigncd
before justice of the peace.
"Bill," said the justice, 81 know that
you are a man of truth, so | want you
to tell me whether or not you poisoned
your wife"
"Jedge, did pizen her, an I'll tell
yer why. l met dat lady bout two
years ergo. an fell awful in Tub wild
her Oh, ncber seed &c like in mer
life. worshiped de groun' she trod
on. Wall. sab. we wuz married. Oh,
whut joy, whit happiness in dc human
heart. Stead o. lubin' her less gun
ter Tub her mo- an mo- an | wus er-
feered fur her ter git outen mer sight,
lest suthin' happen ter her. All de
time wuz err thinkin' bout de sweet
lady. At las, couldn' stan it no
longer. Wuz so erfeered dat she wuz
gwine ter die, sab, dat ter ease mer
min pizened her. Jes' lubed her ter
death, sab. Oh, It is awful ter be all dc
time erfeerd dat suthin' is gwine ter
happen. Wy, sab, Of anything had
happened ter dat sweet lady l does
blebe dat woulder went out an hung
merse'f l KANT STAN 'ziety, sab.
Desc am de Jacks in de case an l
wants lubin' husbands on de jury.-Ar.
kdnsdU Traveller.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-17

June sth,

The Manchester GU June 9Th,
| 1888 says
AT one OF the
"windows
Looking on the woodland ways With
clumps Of rhododendrous and great masses
of May blossoms "There was an
interesting group.
| II included one who had been I" Cotton
spinner, "but was now 80
| Parayzcd
That he could only bear to lie in recllned
position.
This refers to my case.
was first attacked twelve years ago with
"Locomoter Ataxy"
| "a paralytic disease Of nerve fibre rarely
| ever curcd) and was for several years barely
| able to get about.
And for the last four not able TO attend to
my business, although
Many things have been done for me.
The last experiment being Nerve stretch
ing.
Two years ago was voted into the
Home for incurables Near Manchester,
In May 1882.
ami no advocate" "For anything in
the shape of patent Medicines
And made many objections to my dear
wife's constant urging TO try Hop Bitters,
but finally to paciiy her
Consented
i had not quite finished the first bottle
when felt change come over me. This
was Saturday November Sd. On Sunday
morning felt so strong said to my room
companion, ~ was sure i could
Walk!
SO started across the floor and back.
/ hardly knew how TO ncotain myself. /
was all over the house. | am gaining strength
each day, and can walk quite safe without
any
"Stick !"
Or support.
am now at my own house, and hope sosY
to be able to earn my own living again.
have been member of the Manchester
"Royal Exchange"
For nearly thirty years, and was most
heartily congratulated on going in the room
on Thursday last.
Very gratefully yours, JOHN BLACKBURN.
MANCHESTER, (Eng.l Dec. "a, 1888.
Two years later am perfectly well.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-17
THE AVERAGE BOY.
A Picture OF American Youth Which
VIII BE Recognized.

The average boy of the silver-spoon
pattern is an irrepressible being, with
large vitality and small discretion, who
whistles and roars and finds fault and
domineers and contradicts and wants
to know "WhyP" who shuflles and
stamps and pounds out the carpets;
who never wipes his shoes, and always
sticks them up on the lounge with his
chair tilted back; who leaves the doors
open when they ought to be shut and
bangs them to when they ought to be
left open; who goes down stairs three
steps at time. with vicious plunge
of his heels in the stair carpet at each
leap; who learns slang in an inverse
ratio to Latin, and talks it to the
baby, and teaches the little innocent to
make faces and use its pudgy fists and
stand on its head and endure degree
of mauling that would dislocate any
thing but a baby or a rag doll; who
smokes on the sly because he is not
allowed to; who makes carpenter
shop of the family sitting-room and q
hurrah's nest of his bedroom; who loses
his umbrella and one of his gloves and
all his handkerchiefs, and bursts his but
tons of, and outgrows his pantaloons,
and kicks out six pairs OF shoes year,
and strides rough-shod with serene
seltishness over all his mothers refined
little notions He is daily recurring
grief and evaporation to her at table.
for he shovels his food into his mouth
with his knife when she has preju-
dice in favor of forks, and helps him
self to salt and butter and gravy and
molasses, all with the same utensil; he
splashes his coffee and upsets his egg
glass on her fresh, Immaculate table,
cloth, and tits over his full plate upon
his trousers. His fingers are always
dirty. have seen a Brooklyn mother
in constant tears over her darling's
weakness in this respect-his nails UNI
cut, his face in need of washing, his
shoes both strlngless and down at heel,
and his hat sometimes marvel to con-
template. He is an inquisitive being,
too. who asks all manner of improper
questions at unreasonable times and
prizes into all manner of places and
things where and wherewith he has no
possible business. He is the most self
reliant creature in the world. He will
"tackle on or "catch on" to anything
that comes in his way-except his les
sons-with faith in himself and his
power of accomplishing impossible i'm
properties that is sublime. He never
counts noses till he gets his own put
out of joint. brooklyn Eagle.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-17

John" said the proprietor Of the
beach restaurant. you'll have to take
spade and go down TO the beach and
try and find a clam. The one we made
the chowders with is missing. Been
eaten by some Of the guests. l guess.
BY lingo. these city folks want tho
earth"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-17

"why is your tongue like waterl" asked tn.
Colonel, fastening stamp on a postal card
The Major, who was patiently stirring some
thing wet In bis tumbler with n spoon, gave II
up. ATS something too liquid" said the Col
onei. hesitaiingiy. as he joined his comrade in
the stirring scenes Of life before breakfast
Burdsfie
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06

THE Topeka correspondent of the 81
Joseph Herald recently dished mp the
state printer outlook. In speaking about
the work turned out by the state printing
house, he says:
"No state 10 the Union surpasses Kan
sas In the work OF state printing, the secIei
Of which will be found In the fact that Ed.
Harris, the complutest printer and proof
reader in the west, is foreman of the me-
chanical department"
II that Is 80, and, from our knowledge
OF the fact, IL IL, why has Il never occurred
20 anybody that the best thing todo would
be 20 elect "the completest printer and
proof reader Ia the west" to the office OF
state printer We have no doubt that Mr..
Ed. Harris would make as fine q reputa-
ton for himself as state printer SIS he has
for George w. Martin and T. ID. Thatcher.
IlOsage City Free Press.
We venture 10 say that. while the poll
ticians who have axes to grind might not
favor the suggestion thrown out in the
last portion of the above article, there is
little doubt thar the general public would
be pleased with such an appointment.
Let Mr.. Admire secure the appointment
OF Mr.. Harris as state printer and we pre-
dict that he viii make himself the most
popular man in the state legislature, among
the masses-much more so than If he sue
ceeds in his proposed project OF abolish
Ing the pass system.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06
Resolution. ON Log4n's death.

EMPORIA, ID @. 29, 1885.
At msss meeting Of soldiers and eiti-
zsns held at the court house TO take action
OF the death of General L,gan, Judge
Fletcher, on motion, ives chosen as chair
man and Comradc Charles Harris as SEC
5thry.
On taking the chair, C0mrade Fletcher
made a few remarks eulogistic Of the
dead soldier and statesman.
o motion of Comrsde BurcL d I'D, 3
commitLee of three, to draw up resOlu-
tons OF respect to the memory of the
dead hero, was appointed by the chair,
as follows: On behalf OF the G. A. R.,
Coils FlOry and FeiRhan, and on behalf
OF the preas, Charles Harris, who, after
Withdrawing for few moments, returned
with the following:
Whereas, The Supreme Commander
has seen ht in his wisdom to take from
active service here on earth, the distin-
gnished soldier ard statesman, General
John A. Logan, in the midst Of career
of usefulness to his country and his COM
rades, therefore
Resolved, That It is with feelings of
deepest regret that we learn OF his sud-
den and unexpected death, that in his
death the country has lost the services of
patriot who has always proven true to
every Az AAuAD III
the battles front in time Of war or in the
nations councils In time of peace.
Resolved, That we extend to his be-
reaVed family our sincere aud heartfelt
| sympathy in this, their h. ur CT deep sor-
| row.
Resolved, That copy OF these reso-
/ lutions be furnished bis family, each OF
tie city papers and copy be sent to the
National Tribune at Washington, fol
| pub ication.
On motion, the resolutions were unHn-
imously adopted, after a very euloRistIC
| speech by Colonel FeighAn, who served
through almost the entire war under Lo.
gan. During his remarks the colone
related many instances OF the daring anC
soldierly conduct OF the now dead gen.
eral, dwelling Lovingly almost on hi
description OF the heroic deeds at th'
head of his corps on several desperate
occasion.
Comrades latham, EckdaII, Richter
Flory, Harris, Fletcher and Taylor alsC
made eulcgistic remarks appropriate L
the occasion.
L. was also moved and carried that {
DELI CATION to represent EmpOr!a pos
No. 55 attend the funeral ceremonies a
Chicago.
On motion 1t was decided by the com.
rsdeS present that further action woul6
be taken at the regular meeting of thu
post on Saturday next. Adjourned.
| CHAs. HARRIS,
| Secretary.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06

the house OF 1852 and In the senate Of
1868, 1864, 1896, 1871 and 1882.
Senator John Kelly, Of Sedgwick, was
in the house OF 1875 and in the senate Of
1877. Senator Kohler was in the house
of 1865, 1886 and 1870. Senators Cod
ding and Edmonds were IN the house OF
1875. Senator Lingenfelter was In the
house OF 1888. Senator kellogg was In
the house Of 1877. Senator Kirk was In
the house Of 1876, and in the senate Of
1877 and 1879. Senators Blue, Case and
Crane were in the senate OF 1851 and OF
1888. Senator Humphrey was In the
house Of 1877, and he presided as lieu
tenant governor At the session Of 1879.
Senator Buchan was q member of the
house of 1873, 1875 and 1876, and since
that time he has been u member Of the
senate.
Senator Green was in the house OF 1881
and 1888.
Two-thirds Of the house are from As
years Of age down to %, and two-ffths
are from 40 years down
The venerable j. p. johnson OF Ness
is t'the father OF the house," being 75
years OF age, and voter for President
Jackson 10 1882.
The youngest member IS A. II. Carpen-
ter, Of the Valley Center News, OF Sedg-
WICK county, who is 25 years Of age. The
members Of the house possessing legtsls.
tive experience are Messrs. Benning anC
Donohue, of fAtchIson; Cooper and Mo
Cannon, of Jefferson; Carroll and G abb
OF Leavenworth; Tfmmons, Of Wyan'
dOtte; Hostetter, Of Franklin; Lewis anC
without, Of Miami; Baker OF Linn; Boil
linRer and CuTrier, OF Bourbon; Hubbard
of Cherokee; McraggArt, of Montgom
: cry; Martin, of Neoeho; Butiu, Of VII
son: SlAvens, Of Woodson; McAfee ant
Veale, Of Shawnee; Glass and Rhodes
e Of Marshall; Bekttle, OF P0t;aw atomic
: Hunter, OF Lyon; ClogstOn, OF Green
wood; Turner, OF Chautauqus; King an
5 Maurer, of Cowley; Rogers, Of Marion
Hagen, of Washington; Simpson an
smith, OF McPhtrson; MAtlock, {
Harvey; He field and Lawrence
Z Of SedRwick; Gllett, of KinRman
Men oale Of Barber; Taylor Of Reno
Bond OF Rice; Wallace Of Jewell; HaI
. grave Of Rush; Edwards Of PAwnee
: Rice OF CLARK; Johnson Of Ness al
Justus Of Graham.
Hon. 8. s. Cooper, who is GO yea
4 of age, was In the house of the FIRE
: state territorial Legislature Of 1857, IN
. with Hon. George w. Ves'e, was in II
Il senate of 1867 and in 1868. Mr.. Veal
o WAS In the house of 1871, 1877 aud 1SS
4 Hon. Thomas II. TAYLOR was in II
house Of 1875 and 1876, and was In Il
senate CT 1877 and 1879.
Hon. A w. Smith was in the house
3 1875, 1877, 1885 and 1856.
y Hon. j. B. Clogston has been In Il
d house from and since 1879, and Ho
G. John HArgrAve from and after 1SS
- Hon. Joseph DOnshue was In the hou
sr of 1877 and 1879, and Hon. Frank \
II Gable was In the house OF 1879.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06
QUA BUILDING RRcORD.
what EmporIa Has meme I'm ses Pa

VSnSt EsmRok9o A4e0 Done IN Sge E&sO
gear.
Upon looking up the record OF build.
iDgs constructed In this city in the year
just past it became manifest that to han.
die the subject in full would require too
much space and time. The summary
herein given includes, therefore, only .
part of the contribution TO this city's im-
provement:
About March list frame dwelling ct |
No. 16s Congress street was completed. |
Built by Flora Henderson; cost, 1850.
April LIT was completed en- addition TO
g W Newman's store room; cost, $1,000.
A dwelling belonging to Down q Down,
1872 Constitution street was finished June
LIST; COST. &2.6OO.
DL Thomas finished an addition to his
store room on Commercial street April
1s' cost, 1900.
g e BulbIey erected 9 dwelling on
Neosho street 10 May; cost 81 200.
A frame dwelling belonging TO A Muir.
son, w4s completed about May 18th At No.
26 Mechanics street; cost about 81 800.
AM Henderson built dwellings at 70
Sylvan street in August; cost 81, 200.
A Barnard completed . dwelling about
August 18th at 1853 Merchants street; cost
| about 81 200.
John Henning's brick building on Com
merclal street, completed shout June 18th |;
cost $1,000.
LR Kellogg built an addition to his
residence on Mechanics street at 9 cost Of
S1,975.
Nv Buudrem's addition to storeroom
on Commercial street, completed At cost
Of 1000.
| Dwelling at No. Merchants street,
complet, July 10. by q Fl LeAviIs; cost,
of SLIGO.
LC Malfory's brick building on Com
merciAl street, completed September Is;
cost, $1,000.
W s jones' dwelling on Market street,
completed about August l cost, 81 100.
Frame dwelling on Rural street, lot 8,
built by A B Moore; cost. 81 600.
Chas Grobe spent $4,000 on his new
Commercial street store room; completed
October /.
NV Gilchrisi's new barn on Fifth ave.
nue., completed about October 18th; cos
5000.
HI Mcdowell constructed q dwelling
at the corner of SIKH avenue and Walnut
cost $1,000.
JAJ Jones' frame dwelling at 166 Mer-
chants street, done Sept. 1st; cost $1,-
500.
The frame dwelling at 164 Merchants
street, built by D D Williams; cost $1,-
} 500.
A permit was issued for the construc
ton of the Baptist church at No. 16
! Neosho street, done October ID; cost 81
800.
GR Bartsch built frame dwelling al
; No. go Mechanics street cost, 5000.
]. Smith built an addition TO his dwell
: ing at cost Of 81. 100.
A permit was issued for construction o
( the Lutheran church on Constitution
: street to cost SO 900.
Oliver Smith built q dwelling At Box
} Commercial street; cost, $1,000.
Permits have been issued to the g. A
R. post to build hall on Merchants stree
3 to be done May 1sf. 1887, cost $4,000
d also to Mrs. G. 3. Campbell. brick stor
Q room on Commercial street, between Eft
= and Sixth avenues, to cost $4,000.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06
To hunters In the Territory.

A correspondent, having returned from
hunting trip into The territory, and inter-
viewed Capt. FOTbush, IN command OF
cavalry tyoup, stationed on the Bodoc, the
writer says ne was requested by that uffi
Ger 10 publish in the county papers that
hunting in the Indian Territory will no
longer be allowed. He says further:
He granted our party q pass for that
purpose and referred the matter to depart
nIent headquarters Tor their approval,
which. under the circumstances, they did,
out o. dered him to do so no more and al
50 lus ructed HIN that passes tor hunting
would only be regarded by him when ls-
sued by the dep irtment at Washington.
Ne found Capt. Forbush a very obliSIDg
and gentlemanly officer, but his orders IN
regard TO persons In the territory are very
positive.
He said, "tell the people that no one will
be allowed in the territory on foot or horse
hack unless they have proper passes and
tor lawful purposes, and l have no dIscre-
ton in the matter"
These orders were issued about Dec LIST,
1886. Capt. FoTbush said that he was very
sorry that the impression had got out that
he personally had anything to say IN the
matter, and mentioned the fact of having
to arrest the Messrs. Brooks and party OF
Burden, aud the C nhScaticn OF their game
have warrants issued against Them as his
restrictions were POSITIVE in the matter.
We were detained at the picket post on
Chilocco and went with an escort 10 Gang
Martin before we we're allowed 70 come
out, as cur pass did not cay that we could
hunt, but we were allowed 60 to do aud
the captain said that the decision val
m tie on the pass granted as.
Parties who are contemplating q tFiI
IN the territory for hunting will be Obliged
70 give 1t mp, for they will not be allowed
e. bring aoy game out, and their chances
Of missing the guard are small as there II
= complete line Of picket posts and pa
| troll f.om post To post. with scouting par
ties out all the time. The captain SAID
hts orders were 10 put out ali intruder
| and allow no unauthorized p rsnns TO pas
| in, and that mis- reports of arrests Wer
followed by orders TO be more diligeu
| and week.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06
ALBERT aRIFFIrH TALKS.


Albert Grifh b has been travelling IL
loon movement, and hAS come back to
Kansas to aid in getting proper amend
ments made to the prohibitory law. Mr..
Griffith says:
1 have come TO this state partly to urge
upon the friends Of temperance the i'm
portanoe OF amending the prohibitory law
as to make 1t as effective as possible. In
my judgment the state agency system is
the best that can be devised but il IL is de-
cided to retain the drug store plan It is
essential that the present law shall be
radically amended. A great deal de-
ponds upon the efficiency of the laws In
this state. There is no longer any doubt
that the republican party will everywhere
plant itself upon an anti-sAloon platform
which will cause the few remaining dram
sellers and the men they can control to
leave Its ranks How many they can
control will depend very largely on the
answers Kansas gives to the
question, "Does prohibition really prohib
IT," It's chief effect will be on honest
third party prohibition!sts and temper
ance democrats. Their present idea is
that whatever the republicans do upon
this line will be done in q half hearted or
Inslnoeio spirit. II Nne Reports IIoHi
Kansas, where the republican party has
so long espoused the cause, leads them
TO believe that the trainers of the law did
not try to make 1t as absolutely perfect
as they knew how to do, or that the
officers selected by the republican party
Go not execute the law relentlessly, they
will at any rate for season be apt to b. :
lieve that their first impressions were
| correct and that the republican party
cannot be relied upon to do this work, IN
| consequence of which we will lose theiI
votes in 1883. But II the operations Of
| the law are such that even Gov. st. John
| and men of his ilk cannot blind their
followers to the fact that our laws are
framed and executed H. the right spirit
then q multitude OF the third party men
and temperance democrats will undoubt-
eddy Join us and give US the victory In
states which would otherwise be lost.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06

GOVERNOR MARTIN has issued the fof-
loving executive order, relating TO the
death of General Logan:
STATE OF KANSAS, EXECUTIVE DEPART
StENT, ToPEKA. KAs., Dec. "a, 1SS0.-The
intelIIgepce OF the death Of General John
A. Logan will be received with profound
sJrrow by The people of Kansas. Thous
ands of our citizens were his comrades
during the dark and trying days OF the re
bellion, and 10 them he was endeaEed by
he strongest ties Of confidence and aftec-
ton. All of our people honoTed him as
soldier Of conspicuous courage and patriot
Ism, q statesman Of commanding influence
and abilities, and citizen whose pure pFi.
vate life and stainless public services
Justly entitled him to the highest honori
of the nation.
AS testimonial of respect fOT his dis.
tinguishsd services and his Illustrloui
memory, the hags on the state house viii
be suspended at half mast until afteE thu
| lunerel. JOHN A. MARrIH,
| Governor
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06

AT Ottawa, in July last, when in atten-
canoe at the Sundsy school convention at
that place, on G.. A. r. day,
General Logan selected an cpl
taph which he said he would I've proud
to have on his tombstone. 1t was in an
swer to criticisms accusing him Of devot.
ing too much Of his time TO the old SOL
diers. He said when l am dead 1 ask
for no better epitaph than
Logan made It his business to care for
the soldiers"
Quite number of EmporiAns were
present on the occasion, to greet the gen.
eral for the last time, as 1t has now prov
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-06

Surveys are In progress TOR the Kansas
City & Pacific road between Kansas City
and Parsons, Kansas. which Is supposed
20 be in the interests OF the Chicago &
Alton. Part of the route ia said to be over
an old survey, where the rosdbed is still
In good condition, and where about ali
that is needed is to lay the ties and